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Modernizing the Army is necessary to preserve our technological edge over potential adversaries.

Should Congress consider lifting that prohibition and allow FMS of F-22s, for instance to Japan and Australia, which have expressed some interest?

If the F-35 schedule slips or the rate of production is less than assumed, alternatives for managing the strike fighter shortfall seem limited.

General Trautman, will you have aviation training ranges ready to support the full spectrum of F-35 operations?

General Trautman, are you on track with all environmental actions and construction activities to be able to meet your deadline?

General Trautman, what is the current program of record for the number of F-35s to be stationed at your first operational location?

The Commandant of the Marine Corps recently testified to the committee that the Marine Corps will reach IOC in 2012 with a standing squadron ready to deploy.

The Marine Corps has an aggressive program of managing the operation life of all of its Harriers and Hornet models while waiting to introduce JSF into the operating forces.

The Marine Corps will continue to manage legacy fleets of Harriers and Hornets until introduction of STOVL JSF.

In your opinion does it make sense to increase concurrency between development and procurement?

Does there need to be a more open and insightful dialogue or debate on the significant challenges confronting the JSF program?

To what extent could an increased inventory of long-range bombers, in some ways, make up for the shortfall in Navy and Marine Corp strike fighters?

The current F-22 Raptor and JSF procurement plans would likely leave a gap of up to 800 fighter aircrafts by 2024.

The Navy has vastly expanded its estimate of size of the so-called fighter gap, putting the shortfall of fighter planes at 243 aircraft by 2018.

The F-35 program development schedule is likely to slip from 12 months to 27 months

We need to put whatever funding is available to ramp up F-35 production rates

Carrier aviation and our carrier strike group force structure are vital to executing our Military Strategy in support of the Nation's security and strategic objectives.

The Department of the Navy has identified a naval aviation strike fighter shortfall, which it projects to be more than 240 aircraft by 2018.